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A byte was the number of bits a particular system used to represent a character - 6 bits was common in the 1960s. 36 bit words were also common then, 6 bytes an
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A byte was the number of bits a particular system used to represent a character - 6 bits was common in the 1960s. 36 bit words were also common then, 6 bytes and handily a ‘sweet spot’ for representing a floating point number.